oliera

See also: olierà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.liˈe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.liˈe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.liˈe.ɾa]

Adjective

oliera

1. feminine singular of olier

Noun

oliera f (plural olieres)

1. female equivalent of olier
2. a cruet for oil

   Synonyms: olier, setrill

Further reading

• “oliera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Noun

oliera f (plural oliere)

1. oil cruet

Related terms

• olio

Anagrams

• oleari, oliare

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• olyera

Etymology

From olio (“oil”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈljeɾa/

Noun

oliera f (plural olieras)

1. a jug of oil, a vessel to carry oil
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38r:

     E dixo ella biua el ſẽnor dios q̃ no e pan ſi nõ un poco de farina en la tinẏella. E un poco de olẏo ẽna olẏera e q̃ero coger .ij. lẽnos e fer lo e pora mi q̃ comamos ⁊ nõ^[sic] muramos

     And she said, “As the Lord God lives, I have no bread, but only some flour in a jar and a little oil in an oil jug. And I want to gather a couple of logs and make it for myself, that we may eat it and not die”.

Related terms

• oliua

Spanish

Verb

oliera

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of oler